Hem-basting apparatus



Filed March 1929 2 snems shem 1 615/2151. WWW/MAM Jan. 28, 1930. G, USHMAN 1,745,210

HEM BASTING APPARATUS Filed March 5, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 awwmtoq GABRIEL Dun/MAM 93 m Que mug fl Patented Jan. 28, 1930 UNITED STATES GABRIEL DUSHMAN, or NEW Yonx, N. Y.

HEM-BASTING- APPARATUS Application filed March 5, 1929. Serial No. 344,410.

Hems for womens skirts are usually basted for shortening or lengthening after selling, by passing the bottom of the skirt along the lap of the operator, while turning up and basting the hem.

My invention has for its object to provide operators with a simple and convenient apparatus by which the hem can be more accurately, expeditiously and economically measured, turned up and basted with a correspondingly great improvement in the character of the basted hem and a corresponding ly great saving of labor cost.

To this end my invention in its present preferred embodiment consists in its entirety of a frame to be held on the lap of the operator or other support, an extensible table on the frame around which the bottom of the skirt is passed and stretched, and means on the table for measuring off, turning up, holding and shifting the hem while basting it, substantially as hereinafter described.

In order that my invention may be fully understood, I shall first describe in detail the mode in which I, at present, prefer to carry this invention into practice.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this application for patent, in which like parts are designated by the same numbers in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a hem basting apparatus embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the same partly in section. v

Figure 3 is a sectional end view of the same.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the same in use.

In the drawings 5 designates a rigid frame, preferably of light metal as aluminum, on which is formed a longitudinal guide rail 6, which is here shown formed with an inverted L-shaped head. On the guide rail 6 is mounted to slide a longitudinally extensible sectional table 7 which is here shown formed with an inverted L-shaped groove 8, in which the guide rail 6 is fitted so that the extensible table 7 here shown in three transverse sections 8, 9, 10, can be slid along the rail to extend it and yet will be firmly held against lateral or tilting movement on the rail.

To the end of the end table section 8 is pivoted a spring-pressed hem-clamping lever 11, which has an arm 12 to meet a fixed stop 13 and limit its downward movement to a position parallel with and in close proximity to the end of the table 7.

A longitudinal upwardly projecting ledge 14 is formed along the rear edge of the table to gage the lower edge of the skirt 15, as shown in Figure 4, and longitudinal gage lines 16, 17, and 18, are formed on the top of the table and variously spaced from the rear gage ledge 14, for gaging the particular width of hem desired.

In using this apparatus the operator first extends the table 7 with or without the intermediate lengthening section 9, to suit the particular width of skirt to be hem-basted. The lower edge of the skirt is then passed around the adjusted table 7 with its lower edge rested against the rear gage ledge 14, the clamping lever 11 being raised above the table to'permit this placing. The hem 19 is then turned back to one of the gage lines 16, 17, or 18, spaced from the rear gage 14 a distance equal to the width of the hem desired, and the table 7 then extended to stretch the hem taut around it. The hem clamping lever 11 is then swung downward to bind the hem between it and the end of the table as shown in Figure 4. The operator can then baste the exposed upper half of the hem quickly and accurately with a great saving of time and labor.

The upper half of the hem being basted, the clamp 11 is swung upward to release the hem, the table 7 contracted lengthwise to loosen the hem on the table, and the lower half of the hem shifted around the table to the top thereof. The table is then again extended, the now upper half of the hem gaged and clamped in place as before and the basting of the entire hem completed with the greatest ease, accuracy and expedition.

The hem clamp is. then released, the table contracted, the hemmed skirt removed therefrom, and the next skirt hem-basted in the same way.

It is evident that many changes may be made in the details of my invention herein shown and described, without departing from the boundaries thereof as defined by the following claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A hem-basting apparatus comprising a frame having a longitudinal guide'thereon, a sectional table whose sections slide on the guide for longitudinal extension-and contraction of the table and having gages extending lengthwise of the table, the table overhanging the guide for most of its width to receive a garment hem around it'and the longitudinal area of the table being very great relatively to the space between its sections so that the hem can be basted upon its surface.

2. A hem-basting apparatus in accord with claim 1, having means for clamping the hem on the table.

3. A hem-basting apparatus in accord with claim 1, comprising a spring-pressed hem clamping lever pivoted to the end of the table.

5 4. A hem-basting apparatus in accord with claim 1, comprising a hem-clamping lever having an arm to meet a stop on the table and limit the downward movement of the clamping lever.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

GABRIEL DUSHMAN. 

